ARF Blue Two Tone Submariner

[KJ2020]

Nice work. My 116613 is crying right now as I’m not doing this to it I just got a big fat scratch onto it after 1 week and it’s not looking too good ;( But hey, the gold is still shining through so I guess the plating is not as thin as some people might think. (Scratch doesn’t look so deep on the pic but trust me, it’s easily visible with the naked eye so it’s not that small)

Bummer bro, I have a few more "gold" reps coming and I won't even wear them til I do this mod. Maybe you can swap that link to the one that hides in the clasp. This mod is really a necessity IMO and "free" if you have some extra material. I had two full back sheets left from two front installs, enough to do a bunch of bracelets.

 

[Silverg]

154 grams

Thank you!

 

[up2wind]

You have to cut them out individually. Easiest way for me is using curved manicureing scissors. Its a little tedious and painstaking but WELL worth the effort IMO. I am hyper intolerant of scratches and you can't really polish them out on a "gold" rep. I just finished doing another one a couple nights ago. You can't even tell it's on there unless you know it and look closely for it. I only do the clasp and two links either side.

You can buy ready made kits to do this, pre-cut pieces for all PCL surfaces. They are a little pricey for a rep, ~$125 I think. I would definitely do that on a gen if I had one.

Wow great. I will try that. Btw how do you map out the shape of each paste?

meanwhile this is a direct link of ready screen
https://www.styxwatch.com/product-page/rolex-submariner-date

 

[robinstyler]

So clean, so pretty!

 

[Dissemination]

Random, but does anyone know if the ARF bracelet will fit onto a JF case?

 

[tobias14433]

Looks very lovely.
currently also thinking about grabbing one of those.

The trick with the screen protector is interestin.

 

[Rolemars]

ARF and JF are the same factory I believe. So yes it should fit.

 

[KJ2020]

Random, but does anyone know if the ARF bracelet will fit onto a JF case?

It should, they are closely related factories, some say the same factory.

 

[KJ2020]

Mind to share how to crop the shape out?

Do it by eye bro. Cut a piece a little too big. Start trimming down the sides til it will work. Then at least diagonal cut the corners so they won't catch on something (sweater sleeve). I tried to round the corners, they aren't perfect and don't have to be. For the clasp sides I laid a piece on top and drew an approximate outline then cut inside the marks.

 

[stufuse]

It should, they are closely related factories, some say the same factory.

From what I was told they are actually a GF related factory


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[stufuse]

It should, they are closely related factories, some say the same factory.

From what I was told they are actually a GF related factory


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[KJ2020]

From what I was told they are actually a GF related factory


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Never heard that before bro, do you mean GMF - they popped up as a BP partner after BP got raided. GF mainly does Breitlings I thought. Who knows? JF is an ARF partner is all I've ever read.

 

[Dissemination]

It should, they are closely related factories, some say the same factory.

Thank you for your response (and everyone else too by the way). Ok well if it doesn't work, I suppose it would be an easy sale in m2m. If I remember, did you have some gold leaf pen mod for bare side SELs? I've been searching but can't find a thread on it.

 

[KJ2020]

Thank you for your response (and everyone else too by the way). Ok well if it doesn't work, I suppose it would be an easy sale in m2m. If I remember, did you have some gold leaf pen mod for bare side SELs? I've been searching but can't find a thread on it.

Yes that's in this thread, back probably 10 pages or so. It came from 2001025

 

[Dissemination]

Yes that's in this thread, back probably 10 pages or so. It came from 2001025

Awesome thank you!

 

[2001025]

Awesome thank you!

If I recall correctly, the post should be around August or September 2019.

I was trying to find it for you but my daughter kept Disturbing me and want to use my phone for “baby shark doo doo” lol


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[Dissemination]

If I recall correctly, the post should be around August or September 2019.

I was trying to find it for you but my daughter kept Disturbing me and want to use my phone for “baby shark doo doo” lol


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Thank you kindly good sir

 

[robinstyler]

 

[KSwatches]

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[xXxNickoxXx]

Any consensus on which factory makes the closest to gen OOTB TT rolex?

I am still debating between TT black or TT blue